A14 closed between Kettering and Thrapston after medical emergency involving horse and trapped woman

An emergency vet is currently on the scene between junctions 11 and 12 – the A510 turn for Finedon and Cranford and the A6116 Islip.

Northants Police were called just before midday today (October 29) to the incident involving the horse travelling in a horsebox.

A spokeswoman for Northants Police said: “We received a request for urgent assistance shortly before midday today (Tuesday, October 29), after a horse, travelling in a horsebox, had become distressed on the eastbound carriageway of the A14, between junctions 11 and 12, trapping its owner inside the horsebox.

"Officers remain at the scene and the road is currently closed, while the horse receives medical care from a local veterinary practice. The woman has released from the horsebox unharmed.”

National Highways has said they expect a return to ‘normal’ traffic conditions between 3.45pm and 4pm today.